DEADPOOL 2: You'll Never Guess Who Provided The Voice And Mo-Cap For [SPOILER] In The Movie
Then again, this being a Deadpool flick, maybe you will! The sequel's co-writer has now revealed which actor provided the voice and facial capture for a certain surprise character. SPOILERS follow...
As expected, Deadpool 2 introduces an all-CG take on classic X-Men villain The Juggernaut, and the monstrous stepbrother of Charles Xavier does a lot of damage before Colossus ultimately puts him down by... well, it's how they do it in Mother Russia, apparently.
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As the credits rolled, fans kept an eye out to see if they could spot who played the character, but all that comes up is, "Juggernaut: As Himself." Well, it turns out that star Ryan Reynolds actually pulled double-duty and provided the voice and facial-capture for Juggy in addition to reprising the role of Wade Wilson.
“Ryan Reynolds ended up voicing Juggernaut, if you didn’t know that,” co-writer Rhett Reese told CBR at the film’s New York City press junket earlier this week. “That was Ryan’s voice as the Juggernaut, and he did the facial capture for him. I don’t know how they did the physical mo-cap — I don’t think that was Ryan.”
Reece went on to explain why he and writing partner Paul Wernick decided to reintroduce Juggernaut after Vinnie Jones' muscle-suited portrayal in X-Men: The Last Stand back in 2006.
“We committed to it pretty early on, because he’s never been done justice until now. We always wanted to see a CG Juggernaut, so we finally got that. We also really needed to balance the scales in act three, between Deadpool and friends and little Firefist who has cool powers, but we needed to make it a fair fight. What greater force of nature than Juggernaut?”
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